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02 May 2013

ten things you can do to be happier this week

i know you won't be shocked to hear i'm a BIG believer in optimism. it's something i try to talk about a lot on this blog. i'm also a big believer in two things related to happiness: 1. that it's a choice & there are active, therapeutic steps you can take to increase your happiness; 2. that the best source of happiness is giving it to others.

below, there's a list of my tried & true ways to make your heart happier. and a challenge: jot down this list & put it somewhere in your home. each day for a week, try to check one or two things off the list.

10 things you can do to be happier this week:

1. tackle something that has been giving you anxiety.

2. send a handwritten thank you note to someone.

3. do an anonymous, altruistic deed.

4. pick something you have in excess: clothing, books -- and edit it down, enormously.

i was just thinking yesterday about how different i feel when i take time to remember all the things i am thankful for... i like that this list also has "action points"!#11: write a blog (post) which gives hope and calls people to optimism. ;)